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#A500FF

#a500ff ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a500ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 0% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #a500ff
  2. #5aff00

Split complementary

  1. #a500ff
  2. #daff00
  3. #00ff25

Analogous

  1. #2500ff
  2. #a500ff
  3. #ff00da

Triadic

  1. #a500ff
  2. #ffa500
  3. #00ffa5

Tetradic

  1. #a500ff
  2. #ff005a
  3. #5aff00
  4. #00ffa5

Square

  1. #a500ff
  2. #ff2500
  3. #5aff00
  4. #00daff

Monochromatic

  1. #420066
  2. #7300b3
  3. #a500ff
  4. #c04dff
  5. #db99ff

Shades

#a500ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a500ff
  2. #9500e6
  3. #8400cc
  4. #7400b3
  5. #630099
  6. #530080
  7. #420066
  8. #32004d
  9. #210033
  10. #11001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a500ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a500ff
  2. #ae1aff
  3. #b733ff
  4. #c04dff
  5. #c966ff
  6. #d280ff
  7. #db99ff
  8. #e4b3ff
  9. #edccff
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a500ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a500ff
  2. #a10df2
  3. #9e1ae6
  4. #9a26d9
  5. #9633cc
  6. #9340c0
  7. #8f4db3
  8. #8b5aa6
  9. #876699
  10. #84738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8755ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #936096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4652ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5855fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b4bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a500ff {
  color: #a500ff;
}
Background
.bg-a500ff {
  background-color: #a500ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a500ff {
  border: 2px solid #a500ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a500ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a500ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a500ff, #ff00da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a500ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.00 #5aff00 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a500ff  rgb(165, 0, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#5aff00  rgb(90, 255, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ffa500  rgb(255, 165, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 50%)  Orange
#00ffa5  rgb(0, 255, 165)  hsl(159, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green